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Jeffrey Epstein, a former friend of President Donald Trump, killed himself in jail in August 2019, weeks after being arrested on child sex trafficking charges.

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The move shows how some banks are choosing to partner with fintech firms rather than building their own platforms to keep up with evolving tech expectations.

• Prior month 7.227M
• JOLTs job openings 7.670M vs 7.150M estimate

• October hires were little changed, holding at 5.1 million.

• The hire rate remained steady at 3.2%.

• No significant hiring shifts occurred across any major industries

• In October, total separations were little changed at 5.1 million and a 3.2% rate.

• Total separations fell in health care & social assistance (-111,000) and the federal government (-34,000).

• Quits in October were little changed at 2.9 million with a 1.8% rate.

• Quits were down 276,000 over the year.

• Quits decreased in:

  • Accommodation & food services (-136,000)

  • Health care & social assistance (-114,000)

  • Federal government (-25,000)

• Federal government quits hit a series high of 46,000 in September.

• Quits increased in:

  • Arts, entertainment & recreation (+38,000)

  • Information (+21,000)

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.

United States JOLTS Job Openings came in at 7.658M, above expectations (7.2M) in September

United States JOLTS Job Openings came in at 7.67M, above expectations (7.2M) in October

Copper started the week at a new record high of almost $11,800 per ton, up 33% on the start of the year. China impressed with good export figures: exports were almost 6% higher than last year, giving China its third-largest monthly trade surplus ever.

The Japanese Yen (JPY) is slightly weaker against the US Dollar (USD), underperforming its G10 peers as markets await PPI data.

Commercial real estate has had a rough year after gaining momentum coming out of the pandemic.

According to a report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the rise in Gold prices since the beginning of September has been amplified by speculative purchases by retail investors, thereby decoupling Gold from typical patterns of behavior such as that of a safe haven.